Contessa Entellina

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory is an area of upper and middle hillside in the heart of the Valle del Belice, with soils classified under association no. 12 of the Sicily soil map.
• The soils include Regosols, brown soils and/or vertic brown soils, alluvial soils and/or Vertisols, typical of the inland clay hill terrain of Sicily.
• The topography is in most cases undulating, with slopes of varying gradient on the hillsides giving way to more or less extensive flat areas at their base.
• The climate is typically Mediterranean, with rainfall concentrated in the autumn–winter period and drought during the remaining months of the year, with a mean annual precipitation of 700 mm.
• Mean maximum temperatures range from approximately 11 °C in January–February to 28–30 °C in July and August, with relative humidity of around 75% in winter and approximately 60% in summer.

• Contessa Entellina was founded in 1450 by Albanian settlers invited into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by the Aragonese king Alfonso of Naples, in an area already inhabited by various civilisations for over 24 centuries.
• The wines produced in the ancient city of Entella passed into history as Entellani, and were described as coming from a territory abundant in excellent wines and grain.
• The permitted training systems are the simple trellis (spalliera) and/or the bush vine (alberello), while the overhead pergola (tendone) training system is expressly excluded. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• All wines of the appellation display well-balanced chemical and physical characteristics that contribute to their harmony on the palate, with pleasant, harmonious, characteristic, and elegant aromas.
• The wines may display fruity, floral, and vegetal notes typical of the grape varieties used in their production.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0776
• Official trade body site — Assovini Sicilia